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Apple iPhone 11 vs Sony Xperia 1 VII

60 out 100
Apple iPhone 11
VS
89 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 VII
Apple iPhone 11
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 11 Manufactured in September, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic, vs Sony Xperia 1 VII, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 197g
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 VII
  • Larger display: 6.5in
  • Higher pixel density: 396ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3110mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 11 and Sony Xperia 1 VII
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 11
vs
Sony Xperia 1 VII

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.5 in
Resolution 828x1792 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 625 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 79.9 % 86.5 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
Sony Xperia 1 VII
1474 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
Response time24.8 msn/a
Contrast999:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.9 mm (5.94 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %
Sony Xperia 1 VII
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 11 and Sony Xperia 1 VII In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2650 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Apple Neural Engine Hexagon
Graphics Apple A13 GPU Adreno 830
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1230 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Sony Xperia 1 VII
3094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Sony Xperia 1 VII
9293
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16133094
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42159293
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a22537
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Sony Xperia 1 VII]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 11
898234
Sony Xperia 1 VII
2681282
CPU231010541740
GPU3080301120583
Memory155712549339
UX203482469620
NanoReview Score8982342681282
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.6 °Cn/a
Stability72 %n/a
Graphics Test45 fpsn/a
Graphics Score7530n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 15

Battery

Volume 3110 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:45 h 1:27 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Sony Xperia 1 VII
23:28
Web Browsing08:46 h09:18 h
Video Playback13:37 h18:31 h
Games04:58 h06:32 h
Standby Mode110 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 7.1x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorApple iSight CameraSony IMX888
Sensor size1/2.551/1.35
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.3 - 3.5
Focal lengthn/a170 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length13 mm16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor size1/3.61/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
125
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 11
116
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom63n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 11
114
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 11
135
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100WCDMA 2100(Band1), 1900(Band2), 1700(Band4), 850(Band5), 800(Band6), 900(Band8), 800(Band19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB
Sony Xperia 1 VII
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 1 VII the clear winner in this comparison.

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